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it's a john denver song. >> i'm going to probably like it. >> you already saw it. >> i just saw it. >> this is sung not by john denver but by carly ray yep yep /* -- jepsen. >> the "call me maybe" girl. >> such a feel-good song. ♪ sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy ♪ ♪ sunshine in my eyes can make me cry ♪ >> is this on her new cd? >> i heard it randomly and thought who is singing "sunshine on my shoulders" so beautifully. carly e.r.a. -- carly ra rae jepsen. >> this is a cover of an old song. >> she's good. she'll have more. >> she is talented, yeah, yeah. it will be unbelievable if she comes up with something as catchy as the other. >> she won't. >> she might. >> no. it's over. >> is it okay or not okay to tweet for your pet? >> you say? >> it's okay, but let's be honest, it's kind of weird. >> i think it's weird when you're tweeting for your animal. >> who's got the time to do this stuff? >> what did i say? >> you said, yes, it's okay. finally you can tweet naked pictures and no one will care. >> did you know it's breast cancer awareness month? >> yes. i'm going to giv
it's a john denver song. >> i'm going to probably like it. >> you already saw it. >> i just saw it. >> this is sung not by john denver but by carly ray yep yep /* -- jepsen. >> the "call me maybe" girl. >> such a feel-good song. ♪ sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy ♪ ♪ sunshine in my eyes can make me cry ♪ >> is this on her new cd? >> i heard it randomly and thought who is singing "sunshine on my shoulders" so...
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i was about -- i was john denver all the way. you know? i think about it often. you know? i do. but to live in here, to live in here, to be honest, i had to put it out of my mind. that's the only way you can deal with it. only way i can deal with it. >> it was interesting for me to watch how lawrence chose to deal with the vast amount of time he had to serve. he was very involved in the leather shop. and then he also had these little rocks on to which he would paint these intricate and elaborate tableaus. >> that mountain scene right there on the back of this one. purple mountain majesty thing, you know? it's time consuming but it is tedious. >> everything was very tiny. so the amount of time and focus and energy it took him to do each one of these rocks must have been immense. >> i'm going to do a yoda. a yoda on one of them, for a friend of mine. >> though stall looked for distractions in prison, he wasn't completely unwilling to face the consequences of his actions. during our stay at holman, he decided to participate in a victims empathy class the prison conducts for those c
i was about -- i was john denver all the way. you know? i think about it often. you know? i do. but to live in here, to live in here, to be honest, i had to put it out of my mind. that's the only way you can deal with it. only way i can deal with it. >> it was interesting for me to watch how lawrence chose to deal with the vast amount of time he had to serve. he was very involved in the leather shop. and then he also had these little rocks on to which he would paint these intricate and...
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john denver is in harwood tonight getting ready for -- no, john is in denver. >> rest in peace, john denver. >> great john, rocky mountain high. an adventurer flying around in one of those planes. >> 201,000 was the last -- >> adp was 201 and we got 90. >> we got adp on top of everything else, john. we had a horrible number last time. i don't really know, it really is different this time if you're able to tie the continuing bad jobs number to the prior president, then it really doesn't matter. it's like all bets are off compared to all those metrics we used to use where if it's above 7% or 8%, the incumbent has a problem. not if people believe it wasn't his fault. i'm not sure any of this really matters that much. >> well, but remember a couple things about that, joe. first of all, the unemployment rate's only one indicator, there are a lot of other things, the market, household -- mark zandy talks about households being in a lot better shape. that's one. the second is what we've seen in our polling is that people who are inclined to vote for obama are kind of reconciling their views
john denver is in harwood tonight getting ready for -- no, john is in denver. >> rest in peace, john denver. >> great john, rocky mountain high. an adventurer flying around in one of those planes. >> 201,000 was the last -- >> adp was 201 and we got 90. >> we got adp on top of everything else, john. we had a horrible number last time. i don't really know, it really is different this time if you're able to tie the continuing bad jobs number to the prior president,...
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john roberts live in denver. thanks very much. jenna: as john was mentioning foreign policy might not play a big role in the debates but events in libya, syria, iran and afghanistan certainly are all in the headlines right now. john roberts showed us a little bit about governor romney's op-ed that was published in the "wall street journal." he says, amid this upheaval our country seems to be at the mercy of events rather than shaping them. we are not moving them in a direction that protects our people or our allies and that is dangerous. as the middle east descends into chaos if iran moves towards nuclear break out or if israel's security is compromised american could be pulled into the maelstrom. a brand-new national poll of likely voters showing a very tight race, the president leading governor romney by 2 points, a sta advertise ta cal high. bret baier will be live at a particular suburb, a major battleground suburb, and bret baier is joining us now. let's talk about the timing of this. they say international issues won't be a
john roberts live in denver. thanks very much. jenna: as john was mentioning foreign policy might not play a big role in the debates but events in libya, syria, iran and afghanistan certainly are all in the headlines right now. john roberts showed us a little bit about governor romney's op-ed that was published in the "wall street journal." he says, amid this upheaval our country seems to be at the mercy of events rather than shaping them. we are not moving them in a direction that...
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. >> john stewart's postmortem of president obama's performance at the denver debate. that clip and a check on weather when "way too early" comes right back. >>> i have as much experience in the congress as jack kennedy did when he sought the presidency. >> senator, i served with jack kennedy. i knew jack kennedy. jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you're no jack kennedy. [ mother ] you can't leave the table till you finish your vegetables. [ clock ticking ] [ male announcer ] there's a better way... v8 v-fusion. vegetable nutrition they need, fruit taste they love. could've had a v8... >>> 5:45 in the morning as we look at a beautiful live picture of new york city from the top of our building looking south. now we're looking east. first south then east. bill karins with a look at the first. >> today's a sad day. last day for our jean shorts and tank tops. >> i never say that. >> you keep them out all year? >> indian summer is a great time for jean shorts. >> yes, they are. good morning, everyone. if you're on the east coast, a little taste of summer today. th
. >> john stewart's postmortem of president obama's performance at the denver debate. that clip and a check on weather when "way too early" comes right back. >>> i have as much experience in the congress as jack kennedy did when he sought the presidency. >> senator, i served with jack kennedy. i knew jack kennedy. jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you're no jack kennedy. [ mother ] you can't leave the table till you finish your vegetables. [ clock...
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thanks very much, john. john's in denver for us. as jim acosta just mentioned a few moments ago, the romney campaign is now pouncing on a remark that the vice president made earlier today while campaigning in north carolina. another key battleground state. listen to what the vice president said in charlotte. >> the romney/ryan tax plan will raise taxes on middle class families with a child, one or more children, by an additional $2,000 a year. all kidding aside, with all the boos, we can stop all that mularkey, this is deadly earnest, man, this is deadly earnest. how they can justify -- how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class that's been buried the last four years. how in lord's name can they justify raising their taxes with these tax cuts? >> a tweet from mitt romney says this, agreed with @joe biden, the middle class has been buried last four years which is why we need a change in november. let's bring in chief political analyst gloria borger. channel in vice president joe biden right now. what was he trying to say
thanks very much, john. john's in denver for us. as jim acosta just mentioned a few moments ago, the romney campaign is now pouncing on a remark that the vice president made earlier today while campaigning in north carolina. another key battleground state. listen to what the vice president said in charlotte. >> the romney/ryan tax plan will raise taxes on middle class families with a child, one or more children, by an additional $2,000 a year. all kidding aside, with all the boos, we can...
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>>> killing spree at a denver barry mains a mystery. five bodies found after the bar went up in flames. we get the latest now from abc's brandihitt, good morning, brandi. >> reporter: good morning, john, paula. denver police say they have no motive and no suspects behind the mass killing at a bar that was covered up by fire. police found the body of four women and one man inside farro's bar and grill at closing time. detectives say there is trauma on the body. they believe the five were murdered before the fire was set. >> came apparent during assessment of patients there were trauma injuries inconsistent with the fire. >> reporter: the coroner has released the name of of all five. the owner of the bar, is among the dead. two 45-year-old women. a 29-year-old man. and 22-year-old woman also now identified. >> we would look to think it was an isolated incident. i can't say that with certainty. >> reporter: police have received several tips in the case and following several lead. >> we are also canvassing the area to see if we can capture
>>> killing spree at a denver barry mains a mystery. five bodies found after the bar went up in flames. we get the latest now from abc's brandihitt, good morning, brandi. >> reporter: good morning, john, paula. denver police say they have no motive and no suspects behind the mass killing at a bar that was covered up by fire. police found the body of four women and one man inside farro's bar and grill at closing time. detectives say there is trauma on the body. they believe the...
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>> john harwood. >> oh. >> he's on the ground in denver, richard. >> oh, hi, john. how's denver? >> good. how you doing? >> this president, president obama's done a much better job in enforcing the trade laws than we've ever seen before. he's pushed china. he just won three cases. he won a case on pipe to put thousands of people back to work. he won a case of tires that put people back to work. and he just filed one on auto parts. look, mitt romney's talk is cheap. he'll go back to this -- he's working on currency. we're all working on currency. mitt romney will go back to the same paradigm that we had before. signing agreements that are good for wall street but not good for main street. >> even though this tax increase that we're about to see is going to increase taxes for anybody making more than $250,000. >> which tax increases you talking about? >> the fiscal cliff issue as we see the tax cuts expire at year end. >> well, the president said he wants to continue those tax breaks for people earning less than $250,000. it's the republicans that say no, we won't give anybody anyt
>> john harwood. >> oh. >> he's on the ground in denver, richard. >> oh, hi, john. how's denver? >> good. how you doing? >> this president, president obama's done a much better job in enforcing the trade laws than we've ever seen before. he's pushed china. he just won three cases. he won a case on pipe to put thousands of people back to work. he won a case of tires that put people back to work. and he just filed one on auto parts. look, mitt romney's talk is...
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denver broncos quarterback peyton manning today, inked a deal to buy 21 papa johns pizza franchises in the denver area. manning called it a smart investment for now and long after he's done playing. peyton and the pizza chain aren't strangers, he's been starring in their commercials for the past year. but the strategy isn't new, dunkin brands cut similar franchise deals earlier this year with dallas cowboys owner jerry jones and former q.b. troy aikman. so, a lot of dough, tom. that's nightly business report >> i wonder if they're eating ther own cooking as well. >> susie: there you go. that's nightly business report for friday, october 26. have a great weekend everyone, you too tom. >> tom: goodnight everybody, we'll see you online at: www.nbr.com and back here tomorrow night. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> closed captioning of twbl twbl is made possible by the firemen's foundation. >>> california public schools rank lowest in the nation. >> we are a bare bones organization. we are just able to keep the lights on, the doors ope
denver broncos quarterback peyton manning today, inked a deal to buy 21 papa johns pizza franchises in the denver area. manning called it a smart investment for now and long after he's done playing. peyton and the pizza chain aren't strangers, he's been starring in their commercials for the past year. but the strategy isn't new, dunkin brands cut similar franchise deals earlier this year with dallas cowboys owner jerry jones and former q.b. troy aikman. so, a lot of dough, tom. that's nightly...
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our chief washington correspondent john harwood live at the event site in denver. john, what's the objective for romney tonight? what does he need to do? >> mitt romney's got a very big task. he's got to do a couple things at the same time. first he's got to find a way to dent the argument that bill clinton and barack obama made at the democratic convention about how president obama's done as well as anyone could do in turning the economy around the last four years. secondly, he's got to make a positive case with passion, with credibility for his own economic plans, for how he's going to make life better for 100% of americans. third, he's going to have to deal with that 47% video which has really taken a toll on his campaign. he's got to do all those things at the same time. we've seen the history of debates, tyler. it is not easy to fundamentally turn a race around but we have seen from our nbc/"wall street journal" poll that he's within three points nationally. still possible for him to win. got get going down. >> amman, there is some buzz about a plan that romne
our chief washington correspondent john harwood live at the event site in denver. john, what's the objective for romney tonight? what does he need to do? >> mitt romney's got a very big task. he's got to do a couple things at the same time. first he's got to find a way to dent the argument that bill clinton and barack obama made at the democratic convention about how president obama's done as well as anyone could do in turning the economy around the last four years. secondly, he's got to...
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joining us now, john ingold from the "denver post." stephen tubbs, news radio 850 koa. eli stobles, fox 31 denver. thank you for being here. we have don't have a uniform code. there was no, even though we are all wearing the same thing. listen, it's very close. depending on the poll you look at recently, it's still just a few points margin of error. this county arapahoe county went for president obama, eli, big, back in 2008. 55%. john mccain, 42%. but colorado switched back and forth, went to president obama 2004 to president bush in 2000 president bush. what is this place now and what is the biggest issue here for folks you hear? >> colorado is a huge bellwether in the intermountain west. it has been for a few cycles. it's a big bellwether for which way the state will go. not always a swing county. it was conservative going back ten years or so. new population in arapahoe county has changed things. folks are moving from other states in colorado. it has a little more liberal in the suburbs here. it's a pocketbook issues, the same thing that you hear in all the swing st
joining us now, john ingold from the "denver post." stephen tubbs, news radio 850 koa. eli stobles, fox 31 denver. thank you for being here. we have don't have a uniform code. there was no, even though we are all wearing the same thing. listen, it's very close. depending on the poll you look at recently, it's still just a few points margin of error. this county arapahoe county went for president obama, eli, big, back in 2008. 55%. john mccain, 42%. but colorado switched back and...
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our chief national correspondent john king is in denver getting ready for the debate over there. that's the site of the debate. john, take us into these numbers. what are you seeing? >> reporter: well, wolf, i can tell you this, talking to senior officials in the romney campaign, they believe after a tough week or ten days, the last several days, they have a little bit of a breeze at their back. they say the race has stabilized. you dig into the numbers. what is the most important issue in this first debate? the economy. look at this poll. which candidate would better handle the economy? the president, 49%, governor romney, 48%. a dead heat. the president has to defend his record. governor romney not only needs to attack his record but to convince voters he has a better place to take them if he wins the election. and you know this full well, the reason this debate and what both candidates say in the economy is so important is the friday morning after the wednesday night debate, we'll get the latest unemployment report. if governor romney could turn in a strong debate performance
our chief national correspondent john king is in denver getting ready for the debate over there. that's the site of the debate. john, take us into these numbers. what are you seeing? >> reporter: well, wolf, i can tell you this, talking to senior officials in the romney campaign, they believe after a tough week or ten days, the last several days, they have a little bit of a breeze at their back. they say the race has stabilized. you dig into the numbers. what is the most important issue...
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. >> we go to political director john dickerson. he's also in denver. john, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> exactly how does this change the dynamics of the race? >> reporter: well, conservatives who were worried about romney, not sure if he was on kind of a long term slide are now very excited. it means mitt romney doesn't have to deal with those money folks who he's been having to settle down. that takes care of. they are very excited. it gives rommie a second look from folks who are just tuning in. it corrects the public narrative for him. those are both good thing. the real question is can this stick trom any. can he take advantage of this successful performance going forward. >> and, john, what about president obama's performance? you know, there was no mention of the 47%, no mention of bain, no mention of women's health care and obama care. did obama leave his greatest hits on the cutting room floor? >> reporter: i think he did. what mitt romney did successfully he was able to press the case against the president while also remaining a
. >> we go to political director john dickerson. he's also in denver. john, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> exactly how does this change the dynamics of the race? >> reporter: well, conservatives who were worried about romney, not sure if he was on kind of a long term slide are now very excited. it means mitt romney doesn't have to deal with those money folks who he's been having to settle down. that takes care of. they are very excited. it gives rommie a...
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outfront on this story, john avlon in denver. >> here in colorado, the fight for the white house is one issue on the ballot. in congressman polis has his way, his state will be the first state to legalize marijuana possession for adults. the idea is simple. tax and regulate marijuana in much the same way liquor is today. >> that's right. money for schools. the amendment would use the first 40 million to build new schools, but does this mile high idea add up? denver school superintendent says no. >> but this kind of discussion dependent on this kind of a measure strikes me as much more of a gimmick and as a real cruel joke almost on our kids, that this is the framework that people are proposing to have the discussion about what our kids need >> it will have a good impact on schools. i don't know why it would be a cruel joke. is 40 million enough? no, of course not. but it makes a strong dent. >> a poll shows that 51% support the amendment, with 40% opposed. among voters age 35 and younger, the margin of support is -1. that's a coveted voting block for both campaigns, which have dismissed
outfront on this story, john avlon in denver. >> here in colorado, the fight for the white house is one issue on the ballot. in congressman polis has his way, his state will be the first state to legalize marijuana possession for adults. the idea is simple. tax and regulate marijuana in much the same way liquor is today. >> that's right. money for schools. the amendment would use the first 40 million to build new schools, but does this mile high idea add up? denver school...
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. >>> john dickerson is also in denver. john, good morning. >> good morning, charlie. >> exactly how does this change the dynamics of the race? >> well, conservatives who were worried about romney, not sure if he was on kind of a long-term slide, are now very excited. it means that mitt romney doesn't have to deal with those money folks. they're excited. it gives romney a second look from the independent voters or folks who were just still tuning in. he has corrected the public narrative for him. those are good things. the real question is, can this stick to romney? can he take advantage of this successful performance going forward? >> john, what about president obama's performance? there was no mention of the 47%, no mention of bain, no mention of women's health care and obamacare. did obama leave his greatest hits on the cutting room floor? >> i think he did. what mitt romney did successfully, he was able to press the case against the president while also remaining appealing enough that those instant polls done after the
. >>> john dickerson is also in denver. john, good morning. >> good morning, charlie. >> exactly how does this change the dynamics of the race? >> well, conservatives who were worried about romney, not sure if he was on kind of a long-term slide, are now very excited. it means that mitt romney doesn't have to deal with those money folks. they're excited. it gives romney a second look from the independent voters or folks who were just still tuning in. he has corrected...
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from denver john dickerson, cbs news' political director and political correspondent at slate.com. and joining us also from denver katty kay of the bbc. i'm pleased to have all of them for this event we've all been waiting for. i go to al hubble. a simple question, who won, who lost, why. >> i don't know if that's simple but if i had to pick i would say governor romney won. he set the awe general de more than the president did. he affectively and aggressive attacked the president's record and did a pretty good job defending his own. ice going to have problems the next couple days on taxes however because he is proposing a $6 trillion tax cut and he hasn't said how he'll pay for it. but he still i thought did very well on most counts tonight. barack obama surprised me. i wouldn't call him he was passive tonight. he seemed to pull back a little bit on dodd-frank and preexisting conditions and loopholes. he had a good line but didn't quite deliver it with any kind of sharpness. never mentioned 47%, never mentioned bain, never mentioned massachusetts jobs. i'm a democrat, the consolati
from denver john dickerson, cbs news' political director and political correspondent at slate.com. and joining us also from denver katty kay of the bbc. i'm pleased to have all of them for this event we've all been waiting for. i go to al hubble. a simple question, who won, who lost, why. >> i don't know if that's simple but if i had to pick i would say governor romney won. he set the awe general de more than the president did. he affectively and aggressive attacked the president's record...
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yesterday, woody johnson the owner of the jets and former quarterback of the denver broncos john elway both came out backing mitt romney. so bob, that could be a game-changer. >> eric: you know what that is? there is nothing more american than football. >> greg: are you saying obama is not an american? are you saying he is not an american? >> eric: romney -- >> dana: basketball did start in china, right? kidding. >> bob: basketball? >> dana: bob, can you save us. save our segment. >> bob: one of the great events happened last night. that is that the washington nationals, team not that m years ago lost 100 games, won their division. now a top team in baseball. by percentage of win and losses and will go on to win the world series. congratulations. >> dana: that is a prediction. like woody johnson and john elway. >> bob: but i'll be right. >> dana: the giants will cream the -- >> greg: the giants will cream the nationals. i'm doing my horoscope. they said, "one minute hard" in my ear. forget it. no one more thing from me. forget it. >> dana: horoscope means that your moon is rising. >> b
yesterday, woody johnson the owner of the jets and former quarterback of the denver broncos john elway both came out backing mitt romney. so bob, that could be a game-changer. >> eric: you know what that is? there is nothing more american than football. >> greg: are you saying obama is not an american? are you saying he is not an american? >> eric: romney -- >> dana: basketball did start in china, right? kidding. >> bob: basketball? >> dana: bob, can you save...
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romney arrived in denver yesterday as quarterback john elway introduced the presidential nominee at a rally last night. romney told the crowd creating jobs would be the administration's number one priority. president obama preparing for tomorrow's debate but in nevada. he has not made any campaign appearances since sunday. romney says he would not deport any undocumented immigrants in the u.s. because of an executive order the president signed. they can stay for two years if they came before they were 16, are still 30 or younger, and meet other criteria. romney criticized the president for signing that executive order during an election year. he also said he would veto a bill that would grant a path to citizenship. >>> strong attacks coming from both sides, but now some residents in roanoke, virginia, say one anti-obama display goes too far. a man named curtis caldwell put up a statue on his front lawn that is a monkey wearing an obama mask. then it says no 'bama and a confederate flag. >> not trying to say obama is an ape or nothing. if i had a kangaroo, i'd put a kangaroo up there.
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moving on, the vp of operations for the denver broncos. john elway said he made the decision because he believes that romney understands how to get america working again by standing on the side of taxpayers and small business owners. woody johnson also came out supporting him, but he did it in a very interesting way. he said that he would rather that mitt romney win the election and they have a winning season for the giants. >> i think it is a safer bet. melissa: what do you think? >> it is tivo time and i think you have to be really careful when you are a team owner. john elway is endorsing colorado, they love him, so the question is you already know he needs to support them.
moving on, the vp of operations for the denver broncos. john elway said he made the decision because he believes that romney understands how to get america working again by standing on the side of taxpayers and small business owners. woody johnson also came out supporting him, but he did it in a very interesting way. he said that he would rather that mitt romney win the election and they have a winning season for the giants. >> i think it is a safer bet. melissa: what do you think?...
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john harwood is in denver getting ready for the big event. john? >> reporter: melissa, we've got several pieces of encouraging news for mitt romney from not only the wall street poll but swing states poll. you mentioned that mitt romney's closed the deficit among likely voters for obama from five points to three points. and in florida, he's closed from five down to one which is tied given the margin of error in our poll. in virginia, he has closed the gap from five to two. if you look at the state of ohio, a must-win state for mitt romney, mathematically possible for him to get to it without it but his strategists think he needs it. he needs to make progress there. but the fact that some of the national polls are coming back a little bit, some of the swing state polls are tightening, is a bit of an earn couragement for romney that he still has an opportunity for deficit with three or four points to change the dynamic in some way. he's got to hope that obama is not on his best game. you could have a scenario that like what happened in 2000 where geo
john harwood is in denver getting ready for the big event. john? >> reporter: melissa, we've got several pieces of encouraging news for mitt romney from not only the wall street poll but swing states poll. you mentioned that mitt romney's closed the deficit among likely voters for obama from five points to three points. and in florida, he's closed from five down to one which is tied given the margin of error in our poll. in virginia, he has closed the gap from five to two. if you look at...